Conversations around police reforms sometimes highlight specific illegitimate acts by police officers. But law enforcement ignoring the law en masse raises deeper questions about the legitimacy of an institution with a long history of racism and brutality.
The insurrection at the Capitol hasn't deterred major corporations from contributing to individuals responsible.
After 200 years, the government will finally implement anti-lynching legislation which will make lynchings in America a hate crime.
Infrastructure is necessary for creating more equitable communities. Learn how you can advocate for accessible public utilities.
The US is the top military spender on the planet. What’s more, it spends more on its military than the next ten countries–China, India, Russia, Saudi Arabia, France, Germany, the UK, Japan, South Korea, and Brazil–combined. The gargantuan military budget sponsors 800 American overseas military bases spread across more than 70 countries (Politico). In 2016, U.S. Special Operations Forces deployed to an astounding 138 countries. Given that there are only 195 countries on Earth, this means more than 70% were visited by American commandos (Forbes).
The U.S. positions itself as a just country with a superior legal system where people are always considered innocent until proven guilty and always granted the right to a trial before a jury of their peers. Except this isn’t true at all. Despite the promise of the Sixth Amendment, we do not have an effective right to trial because today, the overwhelming majority of cases will never see a judge.
Support organizations addressing community conflict, and minimizing state-sanctioned violence in the process.
The trans community across the U.S. faces an onslaught of violent state legislation. Here's a state-by-state guide on anti-trans bills in the U.S. and how you can help those fighting for trans rights.
From preventing civil rights legislation and raising the minimum wage, the filibuster has always been a racist means of hindering progress.